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Indiana Natality Report - 2009
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2009

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,126
71,670
10,209
7,169
5,419
1,407
8.3
7.6
13.8
10-14
95
64
30
16
10
6
16.8
15.6
20.0
15-17
2,730
2,001
598
281
179
87
10.3
8.9
14.5
18-19
6,754
5,262
1,290
656
462
182
9.7
8.8
14.1
20-24
23,873
19,480
3,550
2,006
1,493
455
8.4
7.7
12.8
25-29
26,130
22,321
2,565
2,059
1,624
347
7.9
7.3
13.5
30-34
17,829
15,278
1,393
1,395
1,077
215
7.8
7.0
15.4
35-39
7,147
5,963
646
594
442
99
8.3
7.4
15.3
40-44
1,453
1,206
126
142
120
13
9.8
10.0
10.3
45+
113
95
11
20
12
3
17.7
12.6
27.3
Unknown
2
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
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SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birthweight data.
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This table was run on May 31, 2012.

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